Prime Minister Erdogan leads the AKP party Congress, appearing to position himself for a presidential run in 2014.

Syria's civil war is causing violence to flare between the PKK and Turkish security forces (TSK). The porous nature of the Syrian-Turkish border is causing further domestic tensions, as the country's population remains ambivalent about intervention.

The Sledgehammer coup case concludes with a conviction and the TSK in its barracks.

Turkey's domestic energy needs hit citizens' wallets as the government cuts subsidies and attempts to increase imports from Iraqi Kurdistan.

Turkey's economic success is built on risky factors according to some investors, despite its 8 percent growth.